2018Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2018-05-14UTC11:39:38+00:002018-05-13Saint-Saëns' exotic dip into the Bible is given a cool update in Alexandra Liedtke's new production at the Wiener Staatsoper.Softly awakes my cold, cold heart: a tepid Samson et Dalila in Viennaen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-samson-dalila-liedtke-alagna-garanca-armiliato-wiener-staatsoper-vienna-may-2018Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngMark Pullingerhttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/15668https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/15668https://bachtrack.com/files/218-1097_4423_markpullinger.jpgMark is one of Bachtrack’s editors and Chair of the Music Section of The Critics' Circle. An experienced opera critic, with a passion for Verdi, he can often be found propping up a standing place at the ROH. He also reviews concerts and dance, with a particular love for Russian and French repertoire. Mark contributes to Gramophone and Opera magazines and blogs at Beckmesser's Quill. https://bachtrack.com/files/82798-05-samson-et-dalila-110434-garanca-alagna-crop-resized.jpg510340Elīna Garanča (Dalila) and Roberto Alagna (Samson)Wiener Staatsoper | Michael Pöhn2018-May-12, Staatsoper: Samson et Dalilahttps://bachtrack.com/opera-listing/staatsoper/samson-et-dalila/12-may-2018/19-002018-05-122018-05-28StaatsoperViennaViennaAustria101048.203318097930416.3691997528076https://bachtrack.com/files/68050-vso-outside-small.jpg3

2017Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2017-05-15UTC09:14:11+00:002017-05-02A festive air was palpable – the house was technically sold out – as the first of a set of three Ring cycles launched at the Wiener Staatsoper. Indulgence and corruption: Bechtolf's Ring returns to the Wiener Staatsoperen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-rheingold-bechtolf-schneider-silins-wiener-staatsoper-april-2017Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngKatherine Syerhttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/22499https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/22499https://bachtrack.com/files/44395-katherine-syer.jpgKatherine Syer teaches in the Theatre Studies department at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She was active as an opera/music critic in the 1990s before focusing her writing on several articles and books about Wagner. Currently on sabbatical, she is working on her next book, on opera production in the 21st century.https://bachtrack.com/files/59113-das-rheingold-98393-ernst-silins-eiche-c-wiener-staatsoper--michael-pohn-resized.jpg510340Norbert Ernst (Loge), Egils Silins (Wotan) and Markus Eiche (Donner)Wiener Staatsoper | Michael Pöhn2017-Apr-30, Staatsoper: Das Rheingoldhttps://bachtrack.com/opera-listing/staatsoper/das-rheingold/30-april-2017/00-002017-04-302017-05-20StaatsoperViennaViennaAustria101048.203318097930416.3691997528076https://bachtrack.com/files/49379-wiener-staatsoper-logo.jpg3

2015Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2015-06-27UTC10:07:46+00:002015-06-26In Vienna State Opera's new production of Rigoletto, director Pierre Audi brings us close to a Rigoletto less freakish, more identifiably everyday. Rewards, disappointments, but saved by the music: Rigoletto at Vienna State Operaen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-rigoletto-audi-meoni-siurina-vienna-june-2015Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngPaul Selarhttps://bachtrack.com/files/25176-rigoletto_siurina_meoni_vienna_pohn_resized.jpg300424Ekaterina Siurina (Gilda) and Giovanni Meoni (Rigoletto)Michael Pöhn | Wiener Staatsoper2014-Dec-20, Staatsoper: Rigolettohttps://bachtrack.com/opera-listing/staatsoper/rigoletto/20-december-2014/19-002014-12-202015-06-30StaatsoperViennaViennaAustria101048.203318097930416.36919975280763

2014Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2014-08-28UTC11:50:10+00:002014-08-26Catherine Foster's Brünnhilde bathes Bayreuth's Siegfried in a warm glow, while Wolfgang Koch sings a superb Wanderer. But director Frank Castorf does his best to subvert both.Wagner and Verfremdungseffekt: outstanding singing and subversive direction in Bayreuth's Siegfrieden_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-siegfried-bayreuth-august-2014Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngDavid Karlinhttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/3https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/3https://bachtrack.com/files/40449-david-karlin.jpgDavid is a co-founder of Bachtrack. He is a musical omnivore interested in almost all types of music, but with a particular love of Italian opera. You can contact him from this link.https://bachtrack.com/files/6373-wanderer_siegfried.jpg322480Lance Ryan as Siegfried, Wolfgang Koch as the WandererBayreuther Festspiele / Enrico Nawrath2014-Jul-30, Bayreuther Festspielhaus: Siegfriedhttps://bachtrack.com/opera-listing/bayreuther-festspielhaus/siegfried/30-july-2014/16-002014-07-302014-08-25Bayreuther FestspielhausBayreuthBavariaGermany95445Festspielhügel 249.9600211.579263

2014Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2014-08-28UTC11:50:39+00:002014-08-23In this second year of Bayreuth's bicentennial Der Ring, Oleg Bryjak shines as an outstanding Alberich. Frank Castorf's production is striking but as yet incomprehensible.Oleg Bryjak impresses in Frank Castorf's striking, tawdry and generally baffling Das Rheingolden_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-das-rheingold-frank-castorf-bayreuth-august-2014Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngDavid Karlinhttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/3https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/3https://bachtrack.com/files/40449-david-karlin.jpgDavid is a co-founder of Bachtrack. He is a musical omnivore interested in almost all types of music, but with a particular love of Italian opera. You can contact him from this link.https://bachtrack.com/files/6343-erda_enrico_nawrath.jpg620409From left: Wolfgang Koch as Wotan, Nadine Weissman as Erda plus giantsBayreuther Festspiele / Enrico Nawrath2014-Jul-27, Bayreuther Festspielhaus: Das Rheingoldhttps://bachtrack.com/opera-listing/bayreuther-festspielhaus/das-rheingold/27-july-2014/18-002014-07-272014-08-22Bayreuther FestspielhausBayreuthBavariaGermany95445Festspielhügel 249.9600211.579263